One of the first things you notice about the extremely talented. composer and conductor Philip Hagermann is the passion that comes from within him when he is talking about his work in the Opera. His new Opera Shaw Goes Wild is being performed by the Pegasus Operatic Society at the…

My first encounter with Alison took place at the bar in Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, we were joking with the barman before we even introduced ourselves. She is an extremely warm, personable and charming lady with a fantastic sense of humour. As Artistic director of Pegasus Opera Company, it soon…

Taking my two daughters away for 4 days to Paris has been a memorable experience for many reasons other than the fact it has been our first trip abroad together and their first flying experience. More will become apparent about the other reasons as I explain later. Arriving at the…

Pegasus Opera Company working in collaboration with Hagemann-Rosenthal Associates presents Shaw goes Wilde. Although Wilde goes Shaw does not have the same presence as a title Wilde’s adaptation is performed first.The event comprising of two one-act Operas based on Bernard Shaw’s “The Music Cure” and Oscar Wilde’s “The Nightengale and…

It is an absolute pleasure when you find such a powerful performance staged in one of the many fantastic “Off West End” Theatres spread across the Capital. The passion and professionalism can easily be overlooked by those who are not familiar with these venues. Director Matthew Parker’s latest production at…

Rosemary Branch Theatre is a reasonable twelve-minute brisk walk from Haggerston Overground and is quite a way out from other Fringe venues. However, it’s a fair sized gastro pub boasting a nice sized comfortable 55 seater theatre upstairs all with individual cushions on each seat. Butterfly Powder is a four-act…

Two generations of Her Majesty the Queen and the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher each accompanied by a black handbag adorn the stage in this latest version of the sharp and quick-witted adaptation of Handbagged by Moira Buffini. Were there a clash of personalities or not? Did any of the…

Do Angels walk among us trying to save us from ourselves? The new play by Timothy Graves explores and questions this idea as he delves deep into the dark and sadistic side of grindr and chemsex. Where all the characters are in need of some divine intervention before it’s too…

An outstanding performance by this exceptionally talented cast comprising of two acts. Where strong dominant women from our history books are bought to the forefront in these two musical plays. The first play is based during the timeline of 1816 during the C19th Romanticism period and the year without a…

The 2nd coming is a well-written comedy farce where the audience is entertained by Carl and Jason as they attempt to convince each other that they are the chosen one who will be joining God. Carl is an atheist and Jason is a thief the two perfect candidates on a…